Barry Jowett, Editor

Barry Jowett has been with Dundurn Press since 1996. An editor of fiction and non-fiction, in 2000 he spearheaded the revitalization of Dundurn's Young Adult Fiction imprint, Boardwalk Books. Under this imprint, he has signed such award-winning authors as Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Valerie Sherrard, kc dyer, and Lesley Choyce. He also acquires books for Dundurn's literary and mystery lines, including award-winners Elizabeth Ruth, Ann Ireland, Cordelia Strube, and Kim Moritsugu. Jowett is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, and Centennial College's Book and Magazine Publishing program.